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Consider Cape Horn, an imposing black coloured lonely lump of rock. 425 metres high, 12 km² at the end of the world, swept by violent storms. All in all a very hostile, lonely area to work at. Welcome ...
At 23h 27min 20sec (UTC) Yoann Richomme passed the last of the three major capes of the solo non-stop race around the world, the infamous Cape Horn, in the lead of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe ...
In less than 10 days the winner of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe will be known. Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 1st), calm and determined, maintains a slight lead over Yoann Richomme ...
After one long, cold final night fighting through light winds off the Brittany coast, Charlie Dalin, the French skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance crossed the Vendée Globe finish line this Tuesday ...
Convinced by Fabrice Amedeo's personality and his environmental approach - a round-the-world race without fossil fuels and with on-board oceanographic sensors - FDJ United has made a long-term ...
Dr Mariamalia Rodríguez Chaves, an Environmental Lawyer from Costa Rica, is currently a post-doctoral researcher in the Global Ocean Institute focusing on a group of ocean-related intergovernmental ...
The IMOCA - a VPLP design - is flying the flag for Les P'tits Doudous, a caregivers' association that improves the experience, reassures and reduces the anxiety of children (and their parents) before, ...
Back in 2008 the Vendée Globe was illuminated by charismatic Sam Davies who not only went on to finish fourth but along the way told her story with the same smile, grit and joie de vie that have ...
Construction of this generation 2028 IMOCA - a Guillaume Verdier design - will be launched in April 2026. For the 2025 season, the Swiss sailor will continue to sail on her current boat, including the ...
This Friday at 10h40 UTC, after 74 days, 22 hours and 38 minutes of racing Paul Meilhat crossed the finish line in Les Sables d'Olonne to take fifth place on this 10th edition of the Vendée Globe. For ...
At 23, Violette Dorange is the youngest sailor in history to have completed Vendée Globe. Even having been warned by her team that she should expect a big welcome she was blown away by the number of ...
Point Nemo is one of the key passages of the Vendée Globe and for good reason: it is the place on the globe furthest from any land. Even the International Space Station is closer! The leading trio, ...